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Email issue revives old questions about Clintonshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3391148-email-issue-revives-questions-clintons.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing a new set of questions about ethics and transparency — the sort that have dogged her and husband Bill for decades.
The latest disclosure, that Clinton used a personal email account while serving as secretary of state, comes on the cusp of her likely second bid for president. Combined with recent news abou...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:39:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3391148-email-issue-revives-questions-clintons.html2015-03-03T22:39:00ZGoogle, Facebook update contrasting plans to connect worldhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3390056-google-facebook-update-contrasting-plans-to-connect-world.html
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sci-fi solutions or making friends one at a time? Google and Facebook want more people online, searching around and clicking on ads. And they are finding new ways to make it happen — from selling smartphone data plans, to using solar-powered drone aircraft as floating cell towers to partnering with telecom providers in the developing world to get peop...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:17:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3390056-google-facebook-update-contrasting-plans-to-connect-world.html2015-03-02T23:17:00ZGoogle selling wireless plans to get more people onlinehttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3389188-google-selling-wireless-plans-to-people-online.html
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Search giant, self-driving car developer, smartphone and tablet maker. Turned data plan provider?
Google wants more people to get online so they can search around and click on its ads. And it's shaking up the telecom world to do it. The company said Monday at the wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, that it will soon sell data plans ...Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:31:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3389188-google-selling-wireless-plans-to-people-online.html2015-03-02T22:31:00ZNews Guide: What the FCC's 'net neutrality' vote meanshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3381486-news-guide-what-fccs-net-neutrality-vote.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists scored a major victory after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes.
What "net neutrality" means and what is likely to happen next:
THE ISSUE
Net neutrality is the idea that Inter...Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:49:33 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3381486-news-guide-what-fccs-net-neutrality-vote.html2015-02-27T19:49:33ZFCC allows city-owned Internet providers to expandhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3379556-fcc-allows-city-owned-internet-providers-to-expand.html
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People in small communities may get better, cheaper access to the Internet after the Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday that city-owned broadband services can expand into areas overlooked by commercial providers.
The decision quietly played out minutes before the FCC took up the higher-profile issue of Internet neutralit...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:08:57 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3379556-fcc-allows-city-owned-internet-providers-to-expand.html2015-02-26T23:08:57ZRegulators approve tougher rules for Internet providershttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3379434-regulators-approve-tougher-rules-internet-providers.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating paid fast lanes and slowing or blocking web traffic.
The 3-2 vote ushered in a new er...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:58:22 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3379434-regulators-approve-tougher-rules-internet-providers.html2015-02-26T21:58:22Z5 things to know about 'net neutrality'http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3380866-5-things-to-net-neutrality.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Netflix, Twitter and Internet activists have won. Big cable has lost. At least until the federal courts get involved, when everything could change. Five things you need to know about the Federal Communications Commission's vote Thursday to enforce "net neutrality" rules for the broadband industry:
1. NET NEUTRALITY IS WHAT YOU ALREADY HA...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:55:24 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3380866-5-things-to-net-neutrality.html2015-02-26T21:55:24ZFACT CHECK: Talking heads skew 'net neutrality' debatehttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3378036-fact-check-talking-heads-skew-net-neutrality-debate.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that's not stopping political banter in the "net neutrality" debate.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday on whether to put Internet service in the same regulatory camp as your telephone. That means broadband providers like Comcast, Verizon...Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:33:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3378036-fact-check-talking-heads-skew-net-neutrality-debate.html2015-02-25T16:33:17ZTighter online controls in China point to wider clampdownhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3360144-tighter-online-controls-china-point-to-wider-clampdown.html
BEIJING (AP) — Working out of a Beijing office full of video game designers from around the world, Chinese-born Pin Wang and his startup Substantial Games should be the face of the innovative, forward-looking China that the country's leaders say they want to build.
Pin and his team are attracting investors from across China while launching online games fu...Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:04:21 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3360144-tighter-online-controls-china-point-to-wider-clampdown.html2015-02-17T04:04:21ZTop Democrats call on Oregon governor to resignhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3353576-top-democrats-call-oregon-governor-to-resign.html
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's top Democrats urged Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign Thursday, saying he cannot lead the state effectively amid a growing ethics scandal involving his fiancee, a green-energy consultant suspected of using their relationship to land contracts for her business.
Senate President Peter Courtney said he and House Speaker Tina Kotek ask...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:18:43 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3353576-top-democrats-call-oregon-governor-to-resign.html2015-02-13T05:18:43ZAre you a hack waiting to happen? Your boss wants to knowhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3352952-you-hack-waiting-to-happen-your-boss-wants-to.html
NEW YORK (AP) — The next phishing email you get could be from your boss.
With high-profile security breaches on the rise, from Sony Pictures to Anthem, companies are on the defensive. And they want to make sure their employees are not a hack waiting to happen. Data show phishing emails are more and more common as entry points for hackers. Unwittingly clic...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:09:30 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3352952-you-hack-waiting-to-happen-your-boss-wants-to.html2015-02-12T15:09:30ZDish's online TV debuts, targets cord-cutters, cord-nevershttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3347978-dishs-online-tv-debuts-targets-cord-cutters-cord-nevers.html
NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network's online television service, Sling TV, debuted Monday as a way to entice people who have dropped their cable or satellite TV service or never had one.
It's cheaper than a traditional pay-TV package, but it comes with fewer channels. Anyone with an Internet connection in the U.S. can sign up. Unlike the online apps available th...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:03:29 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3347978-dishs-online-tv-debuts-targets-cord-cutters-cord-nevers.html2015-02-09T22:03:29ZNetflix brings its streaming video service to Cubahttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3347848-netflix-brings-streaming-video-service-to-cuba.html
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix began selling its Internet video service in Cuba Monday in what appears to be a largely symbolic move driven by the recent loosening of U.S. restrictions on doing business with the communist-run island.
The expansion probably will generate more publicity for Netflix Inc. than new subscribers because only a small fraction of pe...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:50:50 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3347848-netflix-brings-streaming-video-service-to-cuba.html2015-02-09T19:50:50ZChina tightens rules on Internet use, online commentshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3338920-china-tightens-rules-internet-use-online-comments.html
BEIJING (AP) — China announced Wednesday that users of blogs and chat rooms will be required to register their names with operators and promise in writing to avoid challenging the Communist political system, further tightening control over Internet use.
The announcement follows what technology companies say are official efforts in recent weeks to block vi...Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:15:41 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3338920-china-tightens-rules-internet-use-online-comments.html2015-02-04T15:15:41ZCopyright enforcer 'Dallas Buyers Club' files 5 Oregon suitshttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3335892-copyright-enforcer-dallas-buyers-club-files-5-oregon-suits.html
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The people who own the rights to the film "Dallas Buyers Club" have a recurring role in U.S. District Court.
They have filed hundreds of copyright infringement lawsuits across the country over the past year, accusing defendants of illegally downloading the Oscar-nominated movie through a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.
...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:35:51 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3335892-copyright-enforcer-dallas-buyers-club-files-5-oregon-suits.html2015-02-02T21:35:51ZAmazon's big spending pays off in 4th quarterhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3329908-amazons-big-spending-pays-4th-quarter.html
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a Prime quarter for Amazon.
Amazon surprised investors on Thursday with a fourth-quarter profit that soundly beat expectations, despite a continued increase in spending and a slight sales miss, partly linked to the strong dollar. Investors drove shares up over 11 percent in aftermarket trading.
Amazon's strategy ...Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:19:12 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3329908-amazons-big-spending-pays-4th-quarter.html2015-01-29T23:19:12ZCuban youth build secret computer network despite Wi-Fi banhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3321928-cuban-youth-build-secret-computer-network-despite-wi-fi-ban.html
HAVANA (AP) — Cut off from the Internet, young Cubans have quietly linked thousands of computers into a hidden network that stretches miles across Havana, letting them chat with friends, play games and download hit movies in a mini-replica of the online world that most can't access.
Home Internet connections are banned for all but a handful of Cubans, and...Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:19:42 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3321928-cuban-youth-build-secret-computer-network-despite-wi-fi-ban.html2015-01-26T13:19:42ZObama criticizes state laws that hurt broadband competitionhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3301732-obama-criticizes-laws-that-hurt-broadband-competition.html
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Wading into a states' rights dispute over Internet access, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for the repeal of laws that prevent local communities from creating their own broadband networks.
Obama, for the second time in three months, cast himself as an antagonist to large cable and telephone companies that provide the bu...Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:47:03 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3301732-obama-criticizes-laws-that-hurt-broadband-competition.html2015-01-14T21:47:03ZObama wants to remove barriers to greater broadband accesshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3301322-obama-wants-to-remove-barriers-to-greater-broadband-access.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to provide greater access to fast Internet broadband service in towns and cities across the country by encouraging the Federal Communications Commission to remove legal barriers to competition by Internet service providers. It also wants to help local communities improve their service with government loans and grants.
...Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:29:34 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3301322-obama-wants-to-remove-barriers-to-greater-broadband-access.html2015-01-14T00:29:34ZAP sources: US did not 'hack back' against North Koreahttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3294388-ap-sources-us-hack-back-north-korea.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government was not responsible for sustained electronic attacks that crippled North Korea's Internet infrastructure last month, just after President Barack Obama promised that his administration would respond to the hacker break-in at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., two senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
The Obam...Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:51:19 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3294388-ap-sources-us-hack-back-north-korea.html2015-01-09T13:51:19ZWoman hopes Internet fame translates to TVhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3294016-woman-hopes-internet-fame-translates-to-tv.html
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A 380-pound North Carolina woman whose dancing video was seen by more than six million people online last year is trying to be the next reality TV star.
The TLC network will premiere "My Big Fat Fabulous Life" on Jan. 13. It's about Whitney Thore, a 30-year-old woman from Greensboro, North Carolina, who wants Americans to see peopl...Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:52:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3294016-woman-hopes-internet-fame-translates-to-tv.html2015-01-09T01:52:38ZFCC chairman hints at utility-style rules for Internethttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3292498-fcc-chairman-hints-utility-style-rules-internet.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appears poised to propose new rules that would classify Internet service providers as public utilities in a move designed to ensure everyone has the same access to free content online.
Wheeler strongly indicated Wednesday that he favors the shift to tougher regulations, describing it as "just and reasonable" durin...Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:11:36 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3292498-fcc-chairman-hints-utility-style-rules-internet.html2015-01-08T02:11:36ZTV makers design for streaming video to stay relevanthttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3289596-tv-makers-design-streaming-video-to-stay-relevant.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as for watching broadcast or cable channels.
Traditional TV is far from dead, but these days viewers care less about watching shows live and even prefer saving certain series to watc...Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:21:30 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3289596-tv-makers-design-streaming-video-to-stay-relevant.html2015-01-06T17:21:30ZRaise your home's IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CEShttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3287942-raise-your-homes-iq-smart-gadgets-take-center-stage-ces.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the so-called "smart home," cars, appliances and other devices all have sensors and Internet connectivity to think and act for themselves, and make your life easier.
...Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:11:31 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3287942-raise-your-homes-iq-smart-gadgets-take-center-stage-ces.html2015-01-06T07:11:31ZAt CES gadget show: Dish gives cord-cutters live sportshttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3288616-ces-gadget-show-dish-cord-cutters-live-sports.html
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the biggest changes in television this year will be more channels available online with no separate cable or satellite subscription. But for would-be cord-cutters, watching live sports online has been elusive — until now. Dish Network Corp. on Monday unveiled an Internet-only subscription offering that includes ESPN.
Here are the t...Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:51:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/3288616-ces-gadget-show-dish-cord-cutters-live-sports.html2015-01-06T03:51:08ZChinese access to Gmail cut, regulators blamedhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3279938-chinese-access-to-gmail-cut-regulators-blamed.html
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese access to Google Inc.'s email service has been blocked amid government efforts to limit or possibly ban access to the U.S. company's services, which are popular among Chinese seeking to avoid government monitoring.
Data from Google's Transparency Report show online traffic from China to Gmail fell precipitously on Friday and dropped...Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:17:59 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3279938-chinese-access-to-gmail-cut-regulators-blamed.html2014-12-30T02:17:59ZCorrection: NKorea-Mystery Outage storyhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3275546-correction-nkorea-mystery-outage-story.html
LONDON (AP) — In a story Dec. 24 about North Korea's Internet outages, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Falkland Islands are located in the North Atlantic. The Falkland Islands are in the South Atlantic.
A corrected version of the story is below: NKorea outage a case study in online uncertainties North Korea's Internet outages continue a...Thu, 25 Dec 2014 13:55:51 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3275546-correction-nkorea-mystery-outage-story.html2014-12-25T13:55:51ZA look at North Korea's limited Internet capabilitieshttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3274000-north-koreas-limited-internet-capabilities.html
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An hours-long Internet outage Tuesday in one of the world's least-wired countries was probably more inconvenient to foreigners than to North Korean residents, most of whom have never gone online. Even for wired Koreans south of the heavily armed border separating the rivals, the temporary outage made little difference — southerners are banned by law...Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:48:08 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3274000-north-koreas-limited-internet-capabilities.html2014-12-23T07:48:08ZNorth Korea Internet outage in wake of Sony attack overhttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3273322-north-korea-internet-outage-wake-sony-attack.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online late Monday. One computer expert said the country's online access was "totally down."
The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible. President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. government expected t...Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:02:45 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3273322-north-korea-internet-outage-wake-sony-attack.html2014-12-23T04:02:45ZNorth Korean websites back online after shutdownhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3273790-north-korean-websites-online-shutdown.html
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a U.S. vow to respond to a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang. The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible for the shutdown in one of the least-wired countries in the world.Tue, 23 Dec 2014 03:29:37 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3273790-north-korean-websites-online-shutdown.html2014-12-23T03:29:37Z